Popular Post Shoful 8,552 Posted June 14, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 14, 2022 THREE YEARS AGO WE PEERED INTO THE FUTURE AND NEVER WENT BACK. STILL SIPPIN MY PAIN LIKE CHAMPAGNE. FORGAVE MYSELF FOR BEING ME SOUND OFF BELOW ON HOW MUCH YOU LOVE THIS ALBUM, ERA, TOUR, ETC!! GIVE THIS ALBUM THE LOVE IT DESERVES!!! WHAT WERE YOUR FAVORITE MOMENTS? Semtex1, proxy, Levon and 17 others 20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Shoful 8,552 Posted June 14, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted June 14, 2022 Do you remember the cinematic teaser that lured us into the World of Madame ❌ Bjonkers, Frank, Levon and 8 others 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDRA 4,223 Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 Soltera should have been on it. Pretty Madonna and heikeeduardo 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danton 618 Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 Normally after 3 years we are at the dawn of a new album... but that was before ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prayer 14,375 Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 A great album, sadly misunderstood and/or ignored (by many fans, too). The fact that after more than 35 years working she was able to do such a body of work... amazing. I'd like to think time will be kind to "Madame X", let's see. My fave, this song: Everything I wanted from Madonna in 2019: a modern sound but with all the emotions of old school Madonna. I also LOVED the "Medellín" video: Felt like a proper FIRST SINGLE epic moment. Long live Madame X! proxy, Shoful, Frank and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoful 8,552 Posted June 14, 2022 Author Share Posted June 14, 2022 15 minutes ago, Prayer said: A great album, sadly misunderstood and/or ignored (by many fans, too). The fact that after more than 35 years working she was able to do such a body of work... amazing. I'd like to think time will be kind to "Madame X", let's see. My fave, this song: Everything I wanted from Madonna in 2019: a modern sound but with all the emotions of old school Madonna. I also LOVED the "Medellín" video: Felt like a proper FIRST SINGLE epic moment. Long live Madame X! I couldn’t agree more with everything stated. When I tell you she must’ve tapped into my brain to make Madame X because it’s legit everything I wanted. I got into her catalogue right when Rebel Heart came out. And I slowly fell in love with American Life. I desperately wanted her to hire Mirwais again and wanted her to make a political album due to the Trump years, I knew she would have a lot to say. And of course I wanted a return to the visuals she delivered earlier in her career and a persona like the old days. And I literally got every single thing I wished for. I don’t think an album will ever again hit every single hope I could have. And the cherry on top is I got to meet her twice. We got: The Madame X persona 6 music videos A mini documentary A BRILLIANT photoshoot The EPIC teaser which is her best imagery in probably 20 years maybe ever Return of Mirwais Return of her songwriting. Most of the songs are written by just her and the producer. The most political songs shes ever released! An introduction to her singing in different languages. I know she’s done it before but nothing to this level. Absolutely brilliant I just cannot get enough of this album BradleyPratt, norisk_noglory, musicman and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post Prayer 14,375 Posted June 14, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 14, 2022 2 minutes ago, proxy said: Oh YES! How could I forget this epic gif: Also this other one: Madame X is a gif maker. musicman, heikeeduardo, Levon and 9 others 2 9 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreo 5,323 Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 The time when I was seriously starting to dig into her discography and turning into a super fan, but I was totally not giving a single 🦆 about MX in particular, I even remember disliking Medellin lol. Eventually I got caught up in this album much later, last summer specifically, i feel very connected to it and I find it, sh, a great melancholic but also fun "summer" album. MX is a 3 years old...... 💋...... 👶🍼 Shoful and Prayer 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levon 2,223 Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 As a work of art, MX certainly succeeded, but as a pop album, too many parts didn't fit together and could have been better shaped by a more suitable producer. Dark Ballet could have been an epic masterpiece like Bohemian Rapsody, but turned into a curious sound collage without any form. Especially some remixes of I Rise, Crave, Medellin, God Control, I Don't Search or Come Alive I found superior to the album productions. They showed that many songs had the potential to be hits and that the album could have been constructed in a more commercial and catchy / radio-friendly way. But unfortunately that wasn't Madonna's intention. Alm47, Pootz333, Ayham and 5 others 5 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danMfan 1,362 Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 Three years! Time goes by so fast Shoful, Pretty Madonna and Pootz333 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtg1987 10,169 Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 40 minutes ago, Levon said: As a work of art, MX certainly succeeded, but as a pop album, too many parts didn't fit together and could have been better shaped by a more suitable producer. Dark Ballet could have been an epic masterpiece like Bohemian Rapsody, but turned into a curious sound collage without any form. Especially some remixes of I Rise, Crave, Medellin, God Control, I Don't Search or Come Alive I found superior to the album productions. They showed that many songs had the potential to be hits and that the album could have been constructed in a more commercial and catchy / radio-friendly way. But unfortunately that wasn't Madonna's intention. thats exactly how i feel too - too much vocoder too but i did like bonus tracks ciao bella and funana aswell and i also liked the fact how much work she put into the videos too so bravo to that M xxx MDNA22, Pootz333, Levon and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pootz333 2,691 Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 This album was saved by the remixes/ mashups for me, official and fan made.The only tracks I keep going back to are the bonus tracks and "Come Alive". "Funana" would have made a great single and no one can change my mind. "Ciao Bella" is just everything. These are the versions I've had on repeat ( and Monsieur Adi's IDSIF Mix. There is a download link on this forum in the audios but no Youtube video. Probably the most interesting mix): Levon, musicman and Pretty Madonna 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drownedboy 1,676 Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 Worst Madonna record ever, pretentious, long, artificial, pompous, lacking any pop charm or flow, and the start of the end... Starchild, Alfalfa_HampusFL, madgefan and 1 other 1 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
50ft Queenie 2,787 Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 I have mixed feelings on Madame X, on one hand I appreciate her going in a new and creative direction after her previous two mediocre efforts but on the other, it feels incoherent. The album is trying too hard to be compelling, it just plods along with no real theme. Levon and Starchild 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milingo83 7,171 Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 Probably her last masterpiece. Bjonkers and Prayer 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prayer 14,375 Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 I understand that some fans don't like the album but I don't get the pompous comments at all. How so? I just find "Madame X" to be the perfect combination of all the Madonnas we've get to know through the years: - The political Madonna ("God Control"). - The Latin Madonna ("Medellín"). - The Urban Madonna ("Future"). - The romantic Madonna ("Crave"). - The Dance-I'm gonna give the gays all they want Madonna ("I Don't Search I Find"). - The experimental Madonna ("Dark Ballet"). - The "I just found a new thing I'm passionate about - and now it's Portugal" Madonna ("Killers", etc.). - The Auto-Tuned Madonna! Yes, bad news but she started doing that in the "Music" album, back in 2000. - The ally Madonna ("I Rise"). While stepping into some new ground sonically. I'll stop now. What I mean is: I see "Madame X" as the perfect excuse to be everything she is and wants to be, after two failed albums and accepting that commercial success is no longer an option, finally taking off all the layers, excuses, expectations and being, just being: her. She's Madame X... X-X-X!! Pretty Madonna, RUADJAI, milingo83 and 6 others 6 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luluthecat 1,114 Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 Love it! Can’t play without listening to the whole thing. Had a magic couple of days with it just last week…….Yeahhhh I’ve got loads of bones to pick with it like having autotune-robonna on for the entire album and no radio friendly single, but I just love it……and videos!! While it was a very sloppy campaign we given loads!! Prayer, madgefan and Shoful 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drownedboy 1,676 Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 Madonna is a warm voice and catchy chorus, none of this is findable on Madame x. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humanfly 1,004 Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 always will have a home in my top 5 although there were some weird things that happened like the shows getting cancelled and stuff, i think both the album and the conceptual show are some of her most thought provoking and best work to date. i really feel like that the message still going over a lot of peoples heads 3 years later! cheers to my fellow freedom fighters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Wayne 1,186 Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 This album makes me really nostalgic, since it was the album that got me into Madonna's artistry and on this forum as well Ah, it stills feels like yesterday watching the God Control MV on release date Shoful 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfalfa_HampusFL 1,138 Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 For me her weakest album, a few great songs though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prayer 14,375 Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 1 hour ago, Drownedboy said: Madonna is a warm voice and catchy chorus, none of this is findable on Madame x. - Medellín - Crave - Crazy - Come Alive Just four examples of warm voice and catchy chorus on "Madame X" - You can not like them, of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PanditaRulez 16,066 Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 Good album but I prefer to Rebel Heart 💘 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayham 5,483 Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 I can’t say I don’t like it nor I like it… it feels too much & nothing at the same time… but my current favorites: (Caio Bella, Come Alive, & Crazy) also I used to like but not at moment lol (God Control, Extreme Occident, Killers Who Are Parting & I Don’t Search I Find) I just CANT stand Dark Ballet. Levon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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